Dayton, Virginia Climate
United States
Pop. 1,588 Elev. 367 m / 1,204 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Dayton is largely arid, with warm summers peaking at 86°F (30°C) in July and cold winters around 16°F (-9°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 96°F (36°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 8°F (-13°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 49 days per year (30.7 in / 779 mm total), with snow on 5 days and 32 in (816 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 132 sunny days per year and around 23 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 86°F (30°C) high | 16°F (-9°C) low |
| Feels like | 96°F (35°C) high | 8°F (-13°C) low |
| Rain | 49 days | 30.7 in (779 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 5 days | 32.1 in (816 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 132 sunny | 23 stormy |
| Wind | 2.7 mph (1.2 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
44
Jan 55
Feb 45
Mar 65
Apr 71
May 54
Jun 58
Jul 51
Aug 59
Sep 44
Oct 48
Nov 58
Dec Humidity (%)
61
Jan 58
Feb 49
Mar 57
Apr 66
May 68
Jun 71
Jul 66
Aug 69
Sep 67
Oct 59
Nov 61
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Hospital 5 mi Sentara RMH Medical Center
Hiking trail 10 mi Mud Pond Gap Trail
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F 1°C | 16°F -9°C | 1.3 in 32 mm | 15.0 in380 mm | 16 |
| February | 45°F 7°C | 29°F -2°C | 2.5 in 64 mm | 11.8 in299 mm | 10 |
| March | 61°F 16°C | 38°F 4°C | 1.1 in 28 mm | 0.0 in1 mm | 14 |
| April | 68°F 20°C | 47°F 8°C | 2.8 in 71 mm | — | 7 |
| May | 71°F 21°C | 53°F 12°C | 6.0 in 152 mm | — | 5 |
| June | 83°F 28°C | 62°F 17°C | 3.8 in 95 mm | — | 11 |
| July | 86°F 30°C | 68°F 20°C | 4.3 in 109 mm | — | 8 |
| August | 79°F 26°C | 61°F 16°C | 1.1 in 27 mm | — | 12 |
| September | 76°F 25°C | 56°F 14°C | 3.0 in 75 mm | — | 11 |
| October | 64°F 18°C | 44°F 7°C | 2.4 in 60 mm | — | 17 |
| November | 55°F 13°C | 35°F 2°C | 1.4 in 36 mm | 0.4 in9 mm | 12 |
| December | 43°F 6°C | 27°F -3°C | 1.1 in 29 mm | 5.0 in126 mm | 9 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 0 |
| February | 10 | 0 |
| March | 14 | 0 |
| April | 7 | 2 |
| May | 5 | 4 |
| June | 11 | 6 |
| July | 8 | 7 |
| August | 12 | 1 |
| September | 11 | 2 |
| October | 17 | 1 |
| November | 12 | 0 |
| December | 9 | 0 |